camber on a solid axle car ?

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we have a 8.8 rear (2000 mustang gt.)... and when its in the car . or on the jackstands by itself ( pinion towards floor ) you can see clearly a bow . a bow in the direction of giving the rear tires negative camber . it looks the same on both sides . almost intentional . the axle shafts fit nice into the diff .when all assembled it rotates as it should .

when its installed and located in the car side to side is within a 1/16" fore and aft is dead on ... the rear end is right where it belongs and nothing looks odd .. cept you see a lil bow in the rear ... should this be? ... or am i looking for a new housing ?

thanks motown ... we will be in annarbor today working on it .. so any rearend gurus in the area can call my cell .. maybe take a peek .

we have to have confirmation on this housing one way or the other ..
farva ( rob ) 810 588 8277 ... ulmtd texts too .
 
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thank you for that ... but ultimatley id like to get an eye on it before i put it abck in and and pushi it up on the trailer and take it to alignment shop ... you understand :) but ty .
 
x2... we need to get a real winch before we push it up on the trailer... Otherwise we're breaking our backs in a flooded back yard.. lol
 
If you dont have a way to get to an alignment rack, you might be able to check it with a metal straight edge i would guess. Its for sure not suppose to be bent at all.
 
Here is the easy way..........


(1) Raise both rear wheels off ground

(2) Place a one inch long piece of masking tape in the center of each tire tread for use as “reference marks”.

(3) With both “reference marks” pointing to front of vehicle, measure the distance between the outside edges of the two pieces of tape. Record this measurement as the “front of tire” (FTR) reading.

(4) Rotate the rear wheels so that the “reference marks” of each rear wheel now point to the rear of vehicle. Measure the distance between the outside edges of the two pieces of tape and record this measurement as the “rear of tire” (RTR) reading.

(5) Subtract the “rear of tire” measurement from the “front of tire” measurement to obtain the “toe out” condition of the axle being checked.

The specification is 1/16 inch toe-in to 3/16 inch toe-out.

(6) Rotate both rear wheels so that the “reference marks” are pointing down. Measure the distance between the outside of the two pieces of tape and record this measurement as “bottom of tire” (BTR) reading.

(7) Average the sum of the “front of tire” reading (FTR) and the “rear of tire” reading (RTR), then from this average figure subtract “bottom of tire” reading (BTR) to obtain the camber.

The specification is -1/16 to +3/32 inch camber.

Gary



 
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